understand about january 6th and the conspiracy, the plan to carry out a coup. the hearing centered around the explosive testimony of a single witness, 25-year-old cassidy hutchinson. she s a trump white house aide who did what so many of her colleagues and her bosses, including her direct boss, chief of staff mark meadow have so far refused to do. she told the truth. she cooperated with the panel having sat for four taped interviews before today s testimony. this afternoon in public she made it clear that the brutal unsparing violence that took place at the united states capitol was not just something unexpected, something that got out of hand, as many in the republican party would want you to believe. it was part of a planned, premeditated coup attempt. hutchinson testified that the white house was fully aware that january 6th could turn violent before that day. they let it happen anyway. chief of staff mark meadows was told on the morning of the 6th that the attendees for
to get them all a sap. meantime the new york times reporting a right-wing lawyer suggested trump declare marshal law to overturn the 2020 election. president biden returning from his controversial trip to the middle east where energy and security alliances may have been overshadowed by the murder of the washington post journalist jamal khashoggi. with respect to the murder of khashoggi i raised it at the top of the meeting making it clear what i thought of it at the time and think of now. the u.s. has made its own mistakes. with covid cases and hospitalizations on the rise, los angeles likely reinstating indoor masking. with these very high rates unless we start seeing a slow down in spread, a slow down in what s happening in our hospitals in two weeks we will do a universal indoor masking here. londoners being urged not to travel as a heat wave engulfs europe. other cities now seeing all-time records as blistering temperatures bake the continent. i m laur
the media would go easy on biden because, basically, he s not trump? that s out the window. look at sunday s new york times. biden s age is a big problem. polls show many americans consider mr. biden too old, and some democratic strategists do not think he should run again. monday s new york times, most democrats don t want biden to run again in 2024. that figure, 64%. tuesday, a times columnist pleads with biden not to run, and then there s the former president. tuesday s times, half of gop voters to leave trump behind, poll finds, and a significant number vowing to abandon him if he wins the nomination. trump s response, this is good, the failing new york times is down 40% year to date because if they are fake news. their reporters are dishonest. they hate our country. the new york times is truly the enemy of the people. now, of course the media would be committing hall practice if they didn t report on malpractice if they didn t report on biden s awful poll numbers or
the lawyer who devised the plan to overturn the election. mr. eastman, we hardly knew you. it always happens, and they always seem so shocked. plus, president biden considers a move to provide a bit of relief at the gas pump, but he needs congress to agree. we also expect more economic data this morning that could offer clues into whether the u.s. is headed toward a recession. also, the crippling labor shortage. the latest industry to feel the pressure, airlines, with more chaos and canceled flights. cnbc s brian sullivan is standing by to discuss if the lack of labor is as big a threat to the economy as inflation and energy costs. would you or a family member like to fly a jumbo jet? if so, we have a job for you. that s the problem, it takes so long to become qualified to fly, and there are not pilots. often, people are waiting. it s crazy. or flights are literally canceled out underneath them. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, june